šembizida [KOHL]

(38 instances)

šembizida [KOHL] (38x: ED IIIa, ED IIIb, Old Babylonian) wr. šembi; šem-bi-zid; šembizi "kohl, eye makeup, antimony paste; to anoint, smear on" Akk. egû; eqû; šimbizidû

[1] cuneiform |ŠIM×IGI@g| šembi
[2] cuneiform ŠIM.BI.ZI šem-bi-zid
[3] cuneiform ŠIM šembizi
+ -0 (38x/100%).
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 (no date)
[1] 6 1
[2] 6
[3] 3

13 distinct forms attested; click to view forms table.

1. kohl, eye makeup, antimony paste (38x/100%)

~ LEX/ED IIIa/unknown šembi3(DUG×SIG7) NIM ED Vessels 62. LEX/Old Babylonian/Nippur šim-bi-zid-da OB Nippur Ura 2 483. ELA/Ur III/Ur 5(diš) sila3 i3 za-hum šembi UET 3, 1005 1.

~ babbar[white]LEX/ED IIIa/unknown šembi3(DUG×SIG7) babbar ED Vessels 59.

~ giggi[black]LEX/ED IIIa/unknown šembi3(DUG×SIG7) giggi ED Vessels 60.

~ sissi[green]LEX/ED IIIa/unknown šembi3(DUG×SIG7) sig17 ED Vessels 61.

See: lu šembizida sam.

2. to anoint, smear on

Akk. egû "antimony (paste), kohl"; eqû "antimony (paste), kohl"; šimbizidû "antimony paste".

[1992] P. Steinkeller and J.N. Postgate, LAT 58.

See ETCSL: šem-bi=kohl; šembi2-zid=kohl.

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